AUT - Paramedicine major: Bachelor of Health Science
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Paramedicine major: Bachelor of Health Science
Paramedicine is an exciting and extremely rewarding area of health care in New Zealand. With this major, you will gain the skills and knowledge required in this profession.
Bachelor of Health Science: degree outline
Overview
Paramedics often work in remote or difficult environments, isolated from other health professionals. The critical, often complex decision-making required of a paramedic is reflected in this degree. Clinical experience is gained in ambulance services, hospitals and community health settings. Clinical placements constitute a third of the programme providing you with over 1000 clinical hours. The programme involves interprofessional learning from staff who are intensive-care paramedics, emergency nurses, midwives, medical specialists and emergency management specialists. Applicants who hold ambulance, nursing or military medicine qualifications are eligible for recognition of prior learning and a part time study pathway.
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Structure
Below is a summary only. For a comprehensive overview of this qualification, please refer to the Academic calendar.
Year 1Semester 1 covers an introduction to health science that is then applied to paramedicine practice in semester 2.
555101 Lifespan Development and Communication
555201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
555301 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
555401 Health and Environment OR
555339 Māori Health, Development and Environment
556107 Introduction to Paramedic Practice
556202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
576211 Risk Management
You develop further theory and skills that are applicable to paramedicine practice, as well as the integration of other material relevant to paramedics.
556301 Methods of Research and Enquiry
527188 Pharmacology for Professional Practice
576103 Paramedic Science
576109 Clinical Practice I
576110 Clinical Practice II
576401 Haemodynamics in the Acute Patient
577101 Cardiology
577212 Disaster Theory
Year 3
You apply skills learned in the previous years to develop safe, integrated clinical paramedicine practice incorporating resuscitation, emergency planning and health law. The focus is to prepare you for employment as practising paramedics.
557221 Health Law & Policy
577109 Clinical Reasoning
577111 Paramedic Theory and Management
577112 Integrated Clinical Practice
577213 Emergency Planning
577113 Resuscitation
Te Ara Hauora Māori papers
Students who wish to seek careers with a Māori development perspective should select the following 4 papers as electives or as an alternative course of study.
555339 Māori Health, Development and Environment (instead of 555401 Health and Environment)
527872 Māori Health Promotion
567431 Applied Primary Māori Mental Health
567417 Utlising Supervision in Practice
We will support Te Ara Hauora Māori students to form relationships with Māori health providers, industry stakeholders and communities, and AUT Māori staff and students.
Career opportunities
- Paramedic
- International relief work
- Safety services and emergency management roles
- Working in an environment where out-of-hospital emergency care may be required, such as frontline ambulance, oil rigs, industrial sites, ski fields, defence forces and repatriation services
Graduates and students of health science
Your other Bachelor of Health Science study options
You can choose to study the degree without a health major:
Or you can choose to major in one of the following specialised areas:Or you can choose one of our clinical degree areas:
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